Hot Online: Amelia Earhart turns 115

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Jul 24, 2012 at 12:01 AMJul 24, 2012 at 11:13 AM

Daily roundup of what's hot online right now with news on the Jennifer Hudson case in Chicago, Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday and a baby with Down Syndrome who was chosen as the new face of a fashion line.

Check this out: Amelia Earhart turns 115

Amelia Earhart, who vanished 75 years ago while flying over the Pacific, would have turned 115 years old today. Google marked the aviator's birthday with a tribute via a Google Doodle on it's home page today. She was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress.

Celebrity news: Jennifer Hudson

William Balfour, the man convicted of first-degree murder after he gunned down Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, received his sentencing today: life in prison. In fact, he received three life sentences in the 2008 killings. Click the link above to read more from The Associated Press.

Video: Baby with Down syndrome chosen as fashion model

A 10-month-old girl from Miami has been named the new face of designer Dolores Cortes' new DC Kids swim suit line. Valentina Guerrero is the first person with Down Syndrome to be the main model of a campaign. Vanessa Yurkevich tell us about the budding fashion model. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to watch.

-- GateHouse News Service

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